Price marker



March 7, R SHELDON LQQQflg PRlCE MARKER Filed Sept. 10, 1952 PURCHRSEU Patented Mar. 7, 1933 n ts STATES Pram" oFFicE ROS COE V. SHELDON, OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA PRICE MARKER Application filed September 10, 1932. Serial No. 832,619.

This invention relates to price indicators, and more partlcularly to pr1ce lndicators for use in connection with the dispensing of liquidsfrom containers.

vide in a price indicating means of this kind .means for mounting the price indicatlng means in a position alongside the dispensing means.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a price indicating means of this kind .means whereby the indicia or cost shown on the indicators can be changed with the changing market prices.

The above and various other ob ects and advantages of this invention will in part be vdescribed and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing where- 1n:

Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention mounted on a conventional liquid dispensing means which is shown in fragmentary form.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1. c

Figure 3 is a'fragmentary front elevation of a modified form of this indicating means.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter T indicates generally a tower or elevated tank used in connection with the dispensing of gasoline which is of transparent construction and provided with graduations IO'indiCated by numerals or indicia 11 to indicate the number of gallons of liquid such as gasoline removed from the container or tank T.

This tank T has a hood or top member 13 and on the top of the transparent tank 10 by means a standard 12 and the hood 13 is securedof vertical bars 14 or the like. These bars 14' are disposed eXtcriorly of the tank T.

This type of liquid dispensing means for gasoline or the like is of well known construction, and further details are believed unnecessary.

In order to provide a price indicating means which is used in conjunction with the tank T se that the cost of the liquid removed 5 from the tank T can be determined at a glance, I have provided a plurality of price indicating members, generally designated as 5,- whichare constructed in the form of an arrow with a body portion 16 and an arrow head or pointer 1? pointing in the direction of the raduations 10.

The plurality of indicators 15 are held in vertically spaced relation to each other by means of a pair of parallel and vertically extending supporting bars 18 which have their lower ends engaged with an outstanding arm 19 and their upper ends engaged with an upper supporting arm 20.

In practice, the parallel bars 18 are constructed from a single piece ofmaterial and this material is looped at the upper end, as at 21, and a card 22 or the like may be disposed within this loop above the upper arm 20. This card 22, in the present instance, is provided with indicia or a legend such as Amount purchased although any other desired legend may be placed on this card 22.

The arms 19 and 20 are provided with looped inner end portions 23, which are bent about the vertical rod 1%, and each looped portion 23 is clamped about the rod 14 by means of a bolt 24, or the like. The body 16 of each of the pointers 15 has upper outstanding lugs 25 and lower outstanding lugs 26, and a placard or price indicating sheet 27 having a cost price 28 shown thereon is adapted to be mounted in the guide lugs 25 and 26. v

In practice, the upperlugs 25 are constructed in opposed pairs and the lower lugs 26 are spaced apart adjacent the lower edge of the body 16 and extend upwardly in a vertical direction so that the price card 27 can be inserted behind the lugs 25 and 26 by downward vertical sliding movement. In

this manner, when the base cost of the liquid changes, the cost cards 27 can be changed so that they will correctly show the total cost of the quantity of liquid to which the pointer 5 17 is directed.

These pointers or price indicators are secured to the vertical rods 18 by lugs 29 which are struck from the body 16 of each of the indicators 15 and are then bent or looped about the rods 18 and tightly engaged with the rods so that the price indicators 15 will not readily move on the supporting rods 18.

By mounting the price indicators 15 on the rods 18 through the medium of the looped lugs 29, the price indicators 15 can be readily adjusted in vertically spaced relation one to another to correctly point toward the graduation 10 on the tank T, and in this man.- ner can be adjusted to various sizes and types of tanks. These price indicators 15 may be constructed of any desired material,

and while I have shown the indicators or markers 15 as being constructed in the form of arrows, these markers may be constructed 5 in any other desired configuration and can be constructed out oi either metal, composition or the like.

As shown in Figure 3, the indicators or markers 15 are mounted on a substantially circular rod 30 which is adapted to be disposed about a dial carried by a dispensing machine which does not use the elevated tank T. These indicators 15 are provided with a single mounting lug 29 disposed at a point Irearwardly of the head of the marker or indicator. Tt will thus be seen that this device is adaptable for use with any of the various types of liquid dispensing machines so as to indicate the total cost of the liquid dispensed from the machine. These indicators 15 and 15, while being shown as constructed from a flat sheet of material may also be constructed of other material such as wire or the like.

In the use of these markers or price indicators, the liquid is withdrawn from the tank T in the usual manner and it, for example, five gallons of liquid are withdrawn from the tank T, the pointer or mar er 15 disposed in a horizontal plane with the graduation 10 beneath the numeral 5 will show the total cost of the liquid withdrawn from the tank T.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is 1. A price indicating means comprising a pointer, means for mounting the pointer at "one side of a liquid dispensing means, said pointer comprising a body, a reduced head formed with the body, lugs struck from the body and engaging about the mounting means, a placard and means for removably mounting the placard on the body.

2. A price indicating means comprising a pointer of substantially arrow-shaped configuration, means adapted to engage a liquid dispensing means for mounting the arrow at one side of the dispensing means, means struck from the body of the arrow and engaging the mounting means to hold the arrow on the mounting means, outstanding lugs carried by the body of the arrow, and a placard engaging the outstanding lugs.

3. A price indicating means comprising a plurality of indicating members, a pair of vertically disposed parallel bars, means engaging the indicating members and the bars to mount the members in vertically spaced relation on the bars, a pair of supporting arms engaging the parallel bars, and means for clamping the bars on a dispensing means.

' In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ROSGOE V. SHELDON. 

